Zacatecas
Prospect
Sombrerete District
Zacatecas, Mexico
Mercury
Silver
Gold
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Commodities
Primary
Mercury
Tertiary
Silver, Gold
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
SHOOTS AND IMPREGNATION ?
Deposit size
S
Geology
Structure
POSSIBLE FAULT, BRECCIATED ZONE
Alteration
SILICIFICATION AND SURFACE HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION OF RHYOLITE TO A PINK TO BROWN EARTHY MATERIAL
Economic & production
Development status
Prospect
Identification
Deposit ID
60001076
MRDS ID
MX29004
Alternate names
El Carmen, La Boquilla Zone, El Socorro, La Angustia
Region
NA
Data score
D
Coordinates
23.66714, -103.58374
References
GALLAGHER, D., 1943, MEMO TO MR. HEWITT: RECONNAISSANCE OF THE SOMBRERETE MERCURY DISTRICT, UNPUBLISHED.